Meng Ying saw that the creek was not big, so she did not expect Tao Huansheng to gain anything.
But not long after, Tao Huansheng came over with two fat fish and said with a smile: "There are fish to eat tonight."
After that, he took out a bag of salt from the horse bag and sprinkled it on the fish. After a while, he smelled the rich aroma of meat.
Tao Huansheng handed the fish that had been grilled to Meng Ying's hand.
Meng Ying took a bite. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It tasted very delicious.
"I didn't expect you to have such a skill." Mengying was full of praise while eating.
"I have practiced this since I was a child. When I was a child, I went to the mountains to herd sheep alone. When I was hungry, I would roast some live animals to eat. I also roasted frogs and grasshoppers. The legs of the grasshoppers are delicious and crispy when they are cooked.
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"Why are you eating those? Haven't you ever caught hares and pheasants?" Tao Huansheng's words surprised Meng Ying. She had been hungry and cold in her previous life, but she didn't go to the extent of eating bugs and frogs.
"Why not? I just caught hares and wild ducks. I want to take them home, let my mother stew a pot of soup, and let my sister satisfy her craving." After saying this, Tao Huansheng's eyes became gentle and distant.
Meng Ying thought of her past life. She had also picked up a half-dead pheasant that had been pecked by an eagle at the foot of the mountain. She happily took it home, plucked the feathers, and stewed a pot of sweet potatoes on the stove.
But Mrs. Yao said that this was a lot of chicken, and it would be better to add some wild vegetables and wild mushrooms. She looked at the "gurgling" meat pot, swallowed her saliva, took the basket and ran to Nanshan.
But when she came back, only the chicken bones were left on the table. Yao Chengyao was basting his mouth with grease. Mrs. Yao pretended to be sleepy, closed her eyes and lay on the kang. She went to look at the pot again, only some bones and dregs were left. The mother and son were even
There was no soup left for her either.
At that time, I just felt that her mother was partial, but now that I think about it, Mrs. Yao was indeed cruel.
Seeing that she was silent, Tao Huansheng thought she didn't understand the sufferings of the poor, so he said: "I'm afraid you don't know that poor people rarely see meat all year round, and they just eat wild vegetables in different ways all day long."
Meng Ying nodded.
Tao Huansheng continued: "However, delicious wild vegetables are more fragrant than meat. For example, the young buds of horse lotus in early spring are picked, blanched to remove the astringency, and wrapped in vegetable dumplings. It has a refreshing fragrance."
"If you add more spring leeks, it will taste even better." Meng Ying raised her head and said smoothly.
Tao Huansheng was surprised after hearing this, his dark eyes shining brightly.
"What else do you know?"
"I also know a kind of wild pear, which is astringent and bitter when green. You can store it with wormwood seeds for half a month. When the wormwood seeds are dry, the pear skin will turn yellow, and even the pear core will become soft and rotten, and the juice will be sour and sweet."<
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That wild pear was Meng Ying's favorite in her previous life. You don't have to spend any money, you just need to pick it home and enjoy the delicacy all summer long.
When I think of that taste, I feel sour under my tongue and my mouth is full of saliva.
Tao Huansheng looked at her with a smile.
At this time, Meng Ying was different from usual. She was not deliberately restrained, her eyes were clear, her eyebrows were dark, her lips were red, and she was shy like a girl.
He suddenly thought of two poems: "Fortunately, I met you with peach blossom face, and the streets will be warm in spring from now on."
Seeing Tao Huansheng staring at her, Meng Ying's heart skipped a beat and thought: It's over! Let's talk about the past life again. The Yao family is rich, how could she have such a past in this life?
Afraid that he would be suspicious, she hurriedly explained: "Although the Yao family is not short of food and clothing, my wet nurse also came from a poor family. She told me about it when I was a child, and I also tasted it, so I know something about it."
After saying that, she looked at Tao Huansheng with a guilty look.
Unexpectedly, Tao Huansheng did not dwell on the matter, and said in a rather pleased tone: "You grew up in Shenzhai Courtyard, and I thought you didn't know about grains or farming."
Meng Ying was a little surprised and said: "I really don't know about farming and mulberry."
This is already very rare. Although he has not seen many women, he has also seen the delicate ones, who sneered at the wild vegetables and fruits, and could not provide for them if they were not rich in clothes and food.
Meng Ying really didn't want to continue this topic, so she changed her mind and said, "I didn't expect you to have a sister? So where is she now?"
Tao Huansheng paused slightly while grilling the fish, his smile solidified on his face, and he said in a low tone: "In the sky."
Meng Ying felt that it was really good for her to be a mute today, and she would not lift any pot.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
"It's nothing. It's an old story, so don't mention it." Tao Huansheng shook the fire and didn't want to talk more.
Feeling embarrassed, he picked up a branch and threw it into the fire.
The branch was a little damp, and when it was put into the fire, a bunch of sparks flew up. The night was cool, the smoke was cold, and the weeds in the distance were swaying in the wind.
He raised his eyes and glanced at Tao Huansheng secretly. For such a ruthless person, talking about his relatives can't help but make him feel sad. Who is born to be rebellious? He is not forced to have no way out by the world.
She also thought that she had been drifting away for two lives. In her previous life, she lived as someone else, and in this life, she was like that lonely jackdaw in the night, with no branches to rely on. Family love, for her, was ultimately something she longed for but could not reach, which made her heartbroken.
"My younger brother is Yao Chengyao of the Yao family. Before he knew about my life experience, he was not close to me. There is more of an alienation between us. Now that I know my life experience and have left the clan, I don't know what will happen in the future.
Can we meet again?"
There was sadness in Meng Ying's tone.
Tao Huansheng didn't know how to comfort him. He just kept flipping the fish on the fire and glanced at Meng Ying from the corner of his eyes, his eyes full of pity.
After a while, he raised the fish to Meng Ying's eyes and said, "Eat it quickly. The fish will become cold and won't taste good."
Meng Ying shook her head, indicating that she was full.
Tao Huansheng handed her another water bag, and she only took two small sips to moisten her throat.
Seeing how little she ate and drank, he joked: "You are easy to feed, like a little bird."
After saying this, both of them were stunned.
After a moment, Tao Huansheng changed the topic: "There is less seasoning this time. When I return to the capital, I will add more seasoning and it will taste more delicious."
Under the starlight in the sky, the bonfire was burning brightly. The two of them stared at the bonfire, relatively speechless.
"Do you...still hate your current prince-in-law?"
"I don't hate it." Meng Ying said and added another piece of wood to the fire.
"But he failed you after all. If he had not clung to the powerful, perhaps there would have been no such unreasonable disaster." In the past, he didn't care much about Luo Yu's affairs, but now he wants to know more and more about her past with the consort. p>
"I can't blame him entirely for this. If I wasn't afraid of the world's view, I would rather live alone. Besides, I never gave up my whole heart towards him, and I was always on guard against him. Even though things have gone against my wishes, I can't blame others. After all, this is the most unfair thing in the world.
What is missing is rumors and rumors. Some things are destined to happen and cannot be avoided. It just hurts the general."
Although Meng Ying did not answer directly, she guessed from this few words that Luo Yu was not the person she loved, but was randomly selected in order to have a destination and not be criticized by others behind her back.
"What I have now is all from my military exploits on the battlefield. I have never paid any attention to a few fleeting words, so you don't need to take them to heart." Wu Botang's words that day were still in my ears. Thinking that he wanted to take Meng Ying away,
My fists clenched involuntarily.
It turned out that that day, he hid in the tree and listened to the conversation between the two without missing a word. The crisp sound was the result of him crushing the jade he was wearing.
"Everyone in the world cherishes feathers, especially those who are officials in the government. It is really impressive that the general can think like this. However, the intentions of the people behind the scenes are really puzzling."
"Do you have an eyebrow?" Tao Huansheng tilted his head, trying to see the answer from Meng Ying's calm face.
Meng Ying shook her head and said: "Not yet, but it is exactly the same as the method I used to deal with my second wife in my hometown in Qingzhou. If my prediction is correct, this person should be an old friend from back then."
"Is it Yao Chengnian?" This was the only name he could name the second wife of the Yao family.
"I don't know." Meng Ying scratched randomly on the ground with a wooden stick.
Suddenly a person appeared in her mind, "Could it be her?"
"Who is it?"
"At that time, Mrs. Yao's personal maid was named Shi Lanxiu. I was soft-hearted and spared her life, but she escaped."
"What are the characteristics of this person's appearance?"
"About 20 years old, with a mole the size of a rice grain under his left eye. He has a Qingzhou accent. He was pregnant when he escaped, and he may have had a child with him. He should be four or five years old."
Tao Huansheng nodded slightly, looked at Meng Ying, and said: "Leave this matter to me, you don't have to worry about it!"
Meng Ying's eyes were red. In her two lifetimes, no one had ever said this to her. She nodded and said, "Thank you, General. It's just that the person behind this has unclear intentions. Please be careful, General."
"I know what's appropriate." Tao Huansheng took care of everything. Meng Ying and his party were happy that someone was helping her to stand up; but they were thinking about how to repay this favor.
Seemingly seeing through Meng Ying's thoughts, Tao Huansheng threw away the fire stick in his hand and lay on the ground with his head up.
The crescent moon is crescent, but the stars are extraordinarily bright.
"When I was a child, I used to lie on the roof and watch the stars. At that time, my mother was spinning in the house and my sister was embroidering under the lamp. I thought that one day I would make a difference so that they would not have to work so hard. Now I am an official
A fifth-grade official with a salary of six hundred dan, but no relatives to serve him, I always feel ashamed when I think about this."
The firelight reflected Tao Huansheng's face red. It lacked the fierceness of the young general during the day, but added a bit of tenderness.
Meng Ying remained silent while Tao Huansheng stared into her eyes and said, "You owe me no favors, and neither do I."
"I..." Meng Ying was speechless.
"You only remember that I saved you; but you don't know that you are also my savior."